Mr Phillips also asked Mr Rigby about the report by a neighbour that a "thud" had been heard coming from the house at about 16:30 BST on the day Rio died.

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The floor has haptic sensors that shudder with a thud when I land.

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That was followed by a thud and a very soulful moan.

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It was revelations about Iran's hidden nuclear programme, and the interception of a shipment of nuclear parts bound for Libya (which hastened Libya's decision to tell all about its dealings with the Khan network), that brought Mr Khan down with a thud.

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Here, within earshot of Turkey's highways, you can also hear the distant but occasional thud of artillery -- a reminder that the war they fled remains the worse option over the squalor they now endure.

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Part of the reason for the enthusiasm is that WAP has so far hit Asia with a muffled thud.

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The jury heard that Booth and her partner were awoken by a loud thud at about 12.40 GMT to find Aaron lying down with a brown mouth and lips.

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Opel is an old German brand that could have possibly been a good fit for ManUnited but would have landed with a thud in America, which remains the No. 1 car market in the world.

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Not that Bryan Singer has a particularly light touch, and indeed the script's narrative bookends land with a dull thud, but at least the "X-Men" director hasn't succumbed to the self-important bloat that mars Peter Jackson's work these days.

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